Here are the questions you must ask a listing agent before hiring them.

If you’re thinking of selling your home this year, it’s a good idea to interview more than one listing agent before deciding who to work with. Not all agents are the same; you want to work with a marketing agent, not just a listing agent. You also need to get the best terms and sale price for your home, and hiring the wrong agent can mean the difference between making money and losing money...or selling quickly and seeing your home languish on the market...or a hassle-free transaction and feeling like you’re all alone in the process.

Of course, in today’s market, everyone says their home will sell, but sometimes the right marketing agent can bring enough traffic to allow you to get better terms. It’s not just a question of whether or not your home can sell—will your agent get you better terms? Unless you have extensive experience interviewing real estate agents, you might not know which questions to ask. Furthermore, you might not know which answers will best suit your real estate needs.

There are 10 insightful and important questions you should ask any agent you interview before you sign anything. Feel free to watch the video above in its entirety to learn a few of them or use these timestamps to skip around at your leisure:

1:55—Can I cancel the listing agreement if you aren’t doing your job?

2:47—What do you do to generate interest online for my home and what are your actual results?

3:57—Do you have a database of active buyers who may be interested in my home? How do you match them with my listing?

4:45—How you can find out all 10 questions to ask

5:42—Wrapping things up

As always, if you have questions about this or any real estate topic, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Remember—It’s Not the Market…it’s the Marketing That Makes the Difference!!